<p>Following the tragedy in Connecticut last Friday, schools nationwide are looking closely at their procedures for student safety.</p><p>A Sunset Hills company, SchoolReach, which provides automated notification and emergency messaging for K-12 schools, is working to help school administrators reevaluate their lockdown plans.</p><p>"In light of the horrific school shooting that took place in Newtown, Connecticut, as well as other planned incidents of school violence around the country that were stopped before they occurred, we wanted to make sure school administrators were aware of our resources," said Joe Palacios, CEO of GroupCast LLC, parent company of SchoolReach.</p><p>Over the past few years, SchoolReach has worked to produce best practice guides on lockdown-related topics with both school safety experts and school officials who have experienced lockdown situations.</p><p><a href="http://sunsethills-crestwood.patch.com/articles/sunset-hills-company-provides-school-to-parent-messaging-services-advises-on-lock-downs">Keep reading...</a></p>